Barrel rack



April 3, 1928.

l,664,707 A. G. scHoEssLER BARREL RACK Filed March 17. 1.926v

i UNIT Paten ted App 3, 19 28.

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Amaieaaon med March 17, V1926. serial-No; 95,882.

This invention relates to store furniture and more particularly. to a rack adapted to support a barrel from which a liquid is Vto be dispensed.

One object of the invention is to so form vthe rack that it may be'readily engaged with a barrel and the barrel supported in substantially a horizontal position so that the contents may be dispensed througji'av faucet inserted in one of its heads.

Another object of the invention is to provide the rack with pivotally connected sections extending in diverging relation to each other and terminating in hooks' which may have firm gripping Veng'ag'ement with opposite ends of the barrel when the sections are drawn toward each other. w i

lAnother object of the invention is to so form the rack that it may accommodate 'itself to barrels of different sizcs.

Another object of vthe invention is to pro'- vide the rack with a prop, by means of which the rack maybe firmly supported and angu lar adjustment of the rack and barrel efi'ected so that, when only a small quantity of'liquid reniains in the barrel, it may be tilted to such an angle thatthe out.

Another object of the invention is to produce a barrel rack formed almostV lentirely of angle metal and, therefore, relatively light in weight but very strong in-its' construction.

This'invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a view in side elevation' showing a barrel lsupported upon the improved rack;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view Fig. 3 is a fragmentary a modified construction. i

The barrel rack forming` the subject-matter of this invention'includes sections which are indicated in general 2 and are pivotally connected at their inner ends so that they may be swung towards and away from each other into andiout of gripping engagement with opposite ends of a barrel. The side bars 3 and L1' of the pivoted of vthe rack, and

sections are formedV of angle metal and each t has its vertically extending side flange cut away adjacent its wax'dly extending fiangeprotects beyond the outer end of its side flange. These projected end portions ofthe inwardly extending fianges are bent to form hooks 5, and from an lnspection of Fig. 1 it will be readily 'seen that these hooks may liquid mayV flow view illustrating' by the numerals 1 and outer end so thatI its in- .outer end portions engagement with the end portions of a barrel B to be supported upon the rack. Bracing strips 4' extend between the side bars'of the frame section 1 and may also be provided between the sidebars of the section 2V ifA so desired. In the form illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, the inner ends of the Sections 1 and2` are pivotally connected by a rod 6 which extends between the 'side bars and has its end portions passed through alined openings have firm gripping formed in the overlapped inner' endportions I formed with a head 7 and drilled to receive of the sideflanges of the bars 3 and 4. At i other end is threaded and carries securing nuts 9 which securely hold the rod in place and prevent lit from i working out of engage- `ment with the Vertical flanges of the side It will be obvious that if desired bars 3.

the rod could also have its other end portion threaded and nuts applied thereto'in'st'ead of being formed with a head 7. Cross bars 10 which arelalso formed 'of'angle metal extend between the lside' bars 3 and LL and each includes a subst'antially verticallyA extending flange' and an inwardly extending flange.V One of these flanges has its end portions extending beyond the'ends of the other flange and bent to formears 11 which are secured against the inner faces of the fianges.` 3 and 4 by fasteners smallbolts or rivets. The cross bars should, however, be permittedito turn about their fasteners 12 so that, when the sectionsi'are swung towards and away from each other, the cross bars will` be free to turn and' prevent binding of. the drawbar 13 in the openings formed in the vertically extendingflanges of the cross bars. The d'rawbar is formed at one end with a head lfand hasits other end portion threaded to receive. an adjusting nut 15. When the adjusting nut Vis tightened, a pulling actionis exerted upon the drawbar and the sections ofthe stand will' be drawn toward each other-for firm'rgrippingengagement with the barrel. The support or` prop I stand is supported Fig. 1 is ofa U- in the position shown in haped' construction and 12 which may be either v has its arms v17' pivotally mounted upon the w i I prop may, therefore, be swung towardsl and away from the section 1 andcause the barrel to be supported in either a substantially horizontal position, as shown in Fig. 1, or

of the bolts 12. The

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Vsoinewhat so that Vgagement with the barrel.

tilted so that a small quantity of liquid in the barrel' may readily fiow out of the same through the faucet 18. vided to engage pins 20 carried by the arms 1.7 Vof the prop and retain the prop in a set position.

Instead of pivotally connecting the inner ends of the sections 1 and 2 through the medium of a pivot rod (3, a bridge, such as shown in Fig. 3 and indicated by the nunieral 21, may be employed. rfhe bridge is formed of angle metal and has the end portion's of one of its flanges extending beyond the ends of its second fiange and bent to form ears 22 which engage the inner faces of the ;vertically'extending side flanges of Vthe side Bolts or other suitable fasteners 23 pass through the ears 22 and vertically extending flanges of theside bars so that the side bars are pivotally connected to the end portions of vthe bridge. It will, of course, be obviousithat if so desired a single elongated bolt may be einployed in place of separate bolts.

When' the rack is to be applied to a barrel, the barrel is preferably set on end and tilted the hooks 5 of the section 2 may engage. withthe lower end of Vthe barrel. The hooks of the section 1 are then engaged with the upper end of the barrel and the securing nut 15 tightened a suiiicient eX- tent to retain the hooks in firm gripping en- The barrel may now be tilted towards a horizontal position and as it is tilted the pivotally connected inner ends of the two sections 1 and 2 will engage the ground or floor and constitute a ,fulcruni may be readily tlted 'to the position shown inFig. 1,'v When in this position, it will be supported by the prop 16 4and as the greater portion of'the weight is'disposed over the sectionl, it will be obvious that the barrel will not have a tendency to return to its original Vertical position. which Will preferably be inserted 'while the barrel is in the Vertical position may now be turned on andl the liquid contents of the bari vfiow from the faucet into a suitable 'receptacle `When the level. of the liquid contents of the' barrel has been reduced to such an extent that the liquid does not flow properly through the spigot, the prop 16 may be swung outwardly a suiiicient distance to lower the end of the barrel in which the spigot is of the barrel will flow towards this lower end and readily pass outwardly through the spig- When the barrel is emptied, the rack may be readily removed and applied to another barrel.

-Having thus'described theV invention, .I claim; v

1. A barrel rack com prising barrel-engaging Latches 19 are proupon which the frame The fau'ceit 18, l

inserted and the contents sections each including side bars and a cross bar connecting its side bars, the side bars of one section having their inner ends pivotallyV connected with the side bars of the other section and each section having outer ends ofits side bars provided with hooks for engaging opposite ends of a barrel, the pivotally connectedends of said side bars constituting a fulcrum for the rack, a draw rod extending through alined openings formed in the cross bars of said sections and having one end formed with a head to engage the cross bar of one section and its other vend portion threaded, a. nut upon the threaded portion of said rod for engaging the cross bar through which the threaded end .portion of the rod passes and drawing said sections towards each other and reta-ining the hooked ends'of their side bars in gripping engagement with a barrel, and a ypropcarried by the side bars of one section for supporting therack at a desired anglevofinclination. i

2. A barrel rack comprisingbarrel-engaging sections .including side bars and cross bars formed of angle metal, the side bars having vertically extendingside fianges and other fianges extending inwardly therefrom and projecting beyond the outer ends of the side fianges and bent hooks, the innerends of saidsections having the 'side flanges of their' side bars pivotally connected vto mount the sections for swinging towards and away from each other, said cross'| bars being sformed of angle metal and each having one fiange extending beyond the ends of its other fiange and bent to form ears, said ears being secured to the vertically extending flanges of said side bars,' and a draw rod passed through openings in said cross bars and adapted to hold the sections in gripping engagement with a barrel.

3. A barrel rack comprisingv barrel-engaging sections including side bars and cross bars forlnd of anglel metal, the side bars iaving verticallyV extending side ianges' and other fianges extending inwardly therefromV and projecting beyond the outer lendsof the side flanges and bent to form barrel-eng'aging hooks, the inner ends ofv said sections having the side .fianges oftheir side barspivotally connected to mount the sections for swinging towards and away from ,each other, a draw. rod extending through openings in said cross bars and having a head at one end and a nut threaded upon its other end por- In testimony whereof I afiiX my signaturef A'Ususr e. 'scHoEssLna LL. su]

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